Found a solid power steering fix!

[btb5987]

Howdy y’all!
I know that the power steering is a weak point on the raptors and after blowing up 3 pumps I decided to try to tackle it. I started with the icon cooler and res which helped but didn’t solve it. What I ended up doing was buying some ebay AN6 fittings and making a all new return system. It now runs from the pump to the built in cooler, to the aftermarket cooler, through a filter, and then back to my reservoir. For the filter I used a remote oil filter mount and machined a mount for it so that it sits by my drivers side headlight. This let’s me replace the filter with just a normal oil filter and without having to get under the car. I also bought a massive cooler off eBay and cut off the stand pipe it came with. This has worked extremely well and I recommend it to everyone who blows through pumps!


Here’s the link for the reservoir I used:
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/291946302581


Also attached is a picture of the filter set up.

Best of luck!

 

[BenBB]

Very nice!

 

[Sozzy12]

Nice setup, though I'd never use a Fram anything...

 

[EricM]

Fram synthetic filters (Ultra Guard etc) are some of, if not the best filters on the market. This isn't 1997 anymore.

 

[Dutch VC]

Nice setup! Very clean. Do you have and picture of how it’s tied into the pump or are those the factory fittings?

 

[PlainJane]

It now runs from the pump to the built in cooler, to the aftermarket cooler, through a filter, and then back to my reservoir.

Don't you want it to run through the filter before the coolers?

 

[Csavidge01]

Don't you want it to run through the filter before the coolers?

Was thinking the same thing.